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Sayaka Abe
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From Ink Painting to Plush Bonsais
by Iona Whittaker
Sayaka Abe, Chen Hangfeng, Shi Jing, Shi Jinsong, Girolamo Marri, GAO MINGYAN, Qian Rong, JI Wenyu at OV Gallery
September 11th, 2010 - October 17th, 2010
Posted
9/18/11
The original Chinese Literati, we learn from a quotation by Chen Jiru in the late Ming era that is noted in this exhibition’s accompanying essay, led a sheltered life. Their pastimes included ‘tasting tea, revising books, waiting for the moon, midday nap, walking about with a cane, washing ink stones…’ – not exactly a frenetic schedule. The situation of contemporary artists now is very different; as much as many might cultivate a degree of distance in order to maintain a creative space of... [more]
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